19 December, 2011

Cherish the Snowflakes

Like a snowflake in her hair.

Fleeting, fragile, yet for the moment it is with us, breathtaking.

We gathered the girls around us this weekend, spoiling them with fun and affection. It was all we could do as we coped with the news of death. It was a death that we knew was coming, one that provides relief with the grief. The death of a little girl, however, is heartbreaking regardless. There was nothing we could do for our friend as her family moves through this new challenge and sorrow in their lives. So we held ours close and remembered to cherish even the tantrums.

There was sledding and hot chocolate and cookies and reindeer and candy and snowy drives and saws to chop trees after stomps in mountain forests. There was the indulgence of a little, fresh tree of their own, lit up and decorated in their room. There was family. There was love.

our prayers to you and the family who is without their angel for this holiday! One of my Husbands fellow Firefighters has a daughter going through chemo and has a very dismal outlook. Less than 10% survival rate. It makes you hold your own kids a little tighter!

So sorry. My heart just breaks when I hear of such young loss. My daughter lost a friend at the end of this past summer. They had known each other since nursery school. I think of her and her family almost daily, and it helps me to keep life with my daughter, and what is and is not important, in much clearer perspective. Many blessings to you and your friends. xo

My best friend and her family lived thru the death of their 3 year old almost 18 years ago to cancer. Not a day goes by that they don't think of her and we think of her often. Her short life taught us to appreciate everything around us - I try so hard to remember this daily - it's my legacy to sweet little Victoria.Cherish you and yours over the holiday season and every day.